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Video: Highlights from Commencement 2022 and the march of the seniors
Friday, June 3, 2022 11:29 am
From last-minute fit adjustments, to photos with staff and faculty on Alumni Walk and the joyous cap-toss, highlights from the Class of 2022's big day.
Video: Dr. Nirav Shah’s 2022 Commencement Address
Friday, June 3, 2022 11:19 am
Text and video of the witty, warm, and insightful 2022 Commencement Address by Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control.
$5 million gift to Bates College will expand financial aid for international students
Friday, June 3, 2022 10:02 am
The scholarship gift will expand access for talented international students who come to Bates from the highly respected secondary schools of the United World Colleges movement.
Slideshow: Hour by hour with the Bates Class of 2022 on Commencement day
Friday, June 3, 2022 10:00 am
From just after 7 a.m. to just after noontime, follow along as Bates gave the Class of 2022 a long, last embrace.
Commencement 2022 honorary degree citations
Sunday, May 29, 2022 12:54 pm
Honorary degree citations for Michael W. Bonney '80, Nikki Giovanni, Becca Stevens, and Dr. Nirav Shah, presented at Bates Commencement on May 22, 2022.
Video: Devanshi Trivedi ’22, neuroscience, philosophy, and ‘what makes us who we are’
Thursday, May 26, 2022 4:35 pm
Trivedi has wanted to study the brain ever since a childhood friend told her that our eyes see the world upside down, but our brains flip everything right side up.
Bates set to honor Class of 2022 at all-together, all-welcome Commencement 2022
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 6:12 pm
For the first time since 2019, a Bates senior class will march as one from Alumni Walk to the Historic Quad to celebrate Commencement. Here's what you need to know.
Bates announces 12 new Fulbright Student awards for 2022-23
Friday, May 20, 2022 3:36 pm
The 10 Fulbright Student Awards — nine to graduating seniors and the tenth to a recent graduate — create opportunities to engage in teaching and research opportunities around the world. Meet our 10!
Bates announces updated total of $336 million for Bates Campaign
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 11:50 am
The new dollar total for the campaign, which concludes on June 30, is $36 million above the goal of $300 million. “This is a tremendous moment of pride for Bates and for our entire community,” said Bates President Clayton Spencer.
Peter Lasagna retires after 22 years of coaching men’s lacrosse at Bates
Friday, May 6, 2022 4:48 pm
Lasagna caps a decades-long coaching career that saw him guide his teams to national prominence, coach his players to numerous post-season honors, and serve as a trusted mentor to hundreds of student-athletes.